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Figure 2.

Discriminant validity Fornell-Larcker criterion
| Variable | Cadet performance | Mental health | Work engagement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadet performance | 0.817 | ||
| Mental health | 0.222 | 0.932 | |
| Work engagement | 0.650 | 0.037 | 0.952 |
Discriminant validity HTMT
| Variable | Cadet performance | Mental health | Work engagement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadet performance | 1 | ||
| Mental health | 0.233 | 1 | |
| Work engagement | 0.679 | 0.067 | 1 |
Validity analysis
| Variable | Indicator | Outer loading | Cronbach’s Alpha | Composite reliability | AVE | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental health | MH1 | 0.933 | 0.975 | 0.985 | 0.868 | Valid |
| MH2 | 0.922 | |||||
| MH3 | 0.938 | |||||
| MH4 | 0.926 | |||||
| MH5 | 0.943 | |||||
| MH6 | 0.919 | |||||
| MH7 | 0.941 | |||||
| Work engagement | WE1 | 0.956 | 0.974 | 0.977 | 0.907 | Valid |
| WE2 | 0.968 | |||||
| WE3 | 0.922 | |||||
| WE4 | 0.952 | |||||
| WE5 | 0.963 | |||||
| Cadet performance | CP1 | 0.892 | 0.928 | 0.932 | 0.667 | Valid |
| CP2 | 0.729 | |||||
| CP3 | 0.783 | |||||
| CP4 | 0.792 | |||||
| CP5 | 0.752 | |||||
| CP6 | 0.857 | |||||
| CP7 | 0.799 | |||||
| CP8 | 0.911 |
Collinearity (VIF)
| Variable | VIF |
|---|---|
| Mental health —> Cadet performance | 1.001 |
| Mental health —> Work engagement | 1.000 |
| Work engagement —> Cadet performance | 1.001 |
Hypothesis testing (direct and In-direct effect)
| Hypothesis | Path coef. ß | T statistics | p-value | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1. Mental health —> Cadet performance | 0.198 | 3.545 | 0.000 | Accepted |
| H2. Work engagement —> Cadet performance | 0.642 | 9.688 | 0.000 | Accepted |
| H3. Mental health —> Work engagement | 0.037 | 0.363 | 0.717 | Rejected |
| H4. Mental health —> Work engagement —> Cadet performance | 0.024 | 0.356 | 0.722 | Rejected |